Papelbon's Poutine said:I don't see an obvious candidate to be dropped from the 40 man right now. More moves coming?
40-man is at 39 right now. No additional move required.
Papelbon's Poutine said:I don't see an obvious candidate to be dropped from the 40 man right now. More moves coming?
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Drew will NOT be in uniform for #RedSox tonight but will be at Fenway.
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Drew, by signing after the season started, won't be subjected to qualifying offer after season, and the #Red won't get draft compensation.
Stupid move. Now Bogaerts has to be shuffled around again, losing SS development time. They can't make him a QO this offseason. And that's $10m they can't spend at the deadline if necessary. This won't make them a playoff team all of the sudden. I don't get it.
They needed to solidify the left side of the infield. Jonathan Herrera and Brock Holt can't be trotted out there every day and expect anything other than below-replacement-level production. If the OF situation isn't going to get any better soon, they had to do something to improve the club. Like I said above, the notion they are giving up on X at SS is preposterous. He's going to be losing game reps and I hate that part, but the combo of Drew/X is better than anything they have now.glennhoffmania said:Stupid move. Now Bogaerts has to be shuffled around again, losing SS development time. They can't make him a QO this offseason. And that's $10m they can't spend at the deadline if necessary. This won't make them a playoff team all of the sudden. I don't get it.
It won't happen all of a sudden or perhaps ever. What might happen is runs not scoring and (even more important) pitchers not tiring prematurely by having a sure-handed short-stop and a much better 3Bman. If anything changes, good or bad, it will be gradual. But it could have very postive effects on the pitching staff.glennhoffmania said:Stupid move. Now Bogaerts has to be shuffled around again, losing SS development time. They can't make him a QO this offseason. And that's $10m they can't spend at the deadline if necessary. This won't make them a playoff team all of the sudden. I don't get it.
HomeRunBaker said:Why does everyone want to force the SS position on Xander? I've always felt his value is in his bat and the best way to get the most out of him is to get him to 3rd where he can focus on building his body and his offense.
My obvious comp has always been Chipper Jones. It would be silly imo to force him at SS to delay the inevitable. Drew/Xander should have been our left side all along.....glad it is again.
bobesox said:
Anything here that would eliminate another QO at the end of this year?
Ed Hillel said:Unless someone else, possibly Betts (?), is seen as the shortstop of the future for this club, with Xander being a future corner infielder.
But when WMB gets off the DL?Red(s)HawksFan said:
40-man is at 39 right now. No additional move required.
he's only on the 15 day, the 60 day opens a 40 man spotsoxhop411 said:But when WMB gets off the DL?
Corsi said:Wiggy (of all people) makes a decent point. Will this take some of the defensive pressure off of Xander and allow him to loosen up a bit at the plate?
soxhop411 said:But when WMB gets off the DL?
Papelbon's Poutine said:
How are they forcing anything on him? It's the only position he's ever played with the exception of his playoff games last season. He was making marked improvement lately. If you don't see the value of leaving him at short and allowing him to prove he can't play it, then I'm not sure how we even begin to explain it to you, as it's pretty obvious on it's surface.
gammoseditor said:3B has been a disaster. It's unfortunate that Xander has to move temporarily, but it makes the team better while only giving up money.
RedOctober3829 said:This acquisition is NOT an indictment of Xander Bogaerts at SS. This is solving the 3B slot and upgrading the whole left side of the infield. Not sure how people don't grasp this.
Ed Hillel said:
Unless someone else, possibly Betts (?), is seen as the shortstop of the future for this club, with Xander being a future corner infielder.
Red(s)HawksFan said:
Has he really been "tight" at the plate? His struggles at the plate seem more to be about adjusting to big league pitching which has a far better book on him than any minor league pitching would. If his struggles at SS were affecting that, wouldn't adjusting to a brand new position do the same?
As for talk of Marrero as the SS of the future, that may be. But Chechini is closer to MLB-ready and he fits at 3B. The logical progression would be Bogaerts at SS and Chechini at 3B at least until Marrero is ready, then re-evaluate. Moving Bogaerts off SS now seems to throw that potential progression out the window.
Am I missing something? Are we more excited long-term about X's offense than his defense? I don't care if he plays short, third or left field as long as he hits to his potential.espn.com: The expectation in Drew's camp is that it would take him not much more than a week to be ready to play in the majors.
The Mort Report said:I dont dislike the move, but we arent a Drew away from running away with the division.
BoSoxLady said:Horrible decision. It appears to me the signing is at the ownership level because it runs contrary Ben's "plan" as stated as recently as in today's Boston Herald. Oh, and the offense is worse. Puzzling.
Do you like seeing Jonathan Herrera or Brock Holt at 3B every day? If you do, then you like below-replacement-level production from 3B.Red(s)HawksFan said:
We grasp it.
We just don't like it. Does that not make sense?
Red(s)HawksFan said:
Has he really been "tight" at the plate? His struggles at the plate seem more to be about adjusting to big league pitching which has a far better book on him than any minor league pitching would. If his struggles at SS were affecting that, wouldn't adjusting to a brand new position do the same?
As for talk of Marrero as the SS of the future, that may be. But Chechini is closer to MLB-ready and he fits at 3B. The logical progression would be Bogaerts at SS and Chechini at 3B at least until Marrero is ready, then re-evaluate. Moving Bogaerts off SS now seems to throw that potential progression out the window.
Is that you Jenny?BoSoxLady said:Horrible decision. It appears to me the signing is at the ownership level because it runs contrary Ben's "plan" as stated as recently as in today's Boston Herald. Oh, and the offense is worse. Puzzling.
Jnai said:Can we all agree that the big loser here is Jenny Dell?
Brock Holt is the plan?BoSoxLady said:Horrible decision. It appears to me the signing is at the ownership level because it runs contrary Ben's "plan" as stated as recently as in today's Boston Herald. Oh, and the offense is worse. Puzzling.
DrewDawg said:
Have you seen the AL East?
BoSoxLady said:Horrible decision. It appears to me the signing is at the ownership level because it runs contrary Ben's "plan" as stated as recently as in today's Boston Herald. Oh, and the offense is worse. Puzzling.
BoSoxLady said:Horrible decision. It appears to me the signing is at the ownership level because it runs contrary Ben's "plan" as stated as recently as in today's Boston Herald. Oh, and the offense is worse. Puzzling.